Matt Harrison shifted to 60-day DL
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(2:13 pm ET) The Rangers moved pitcher
Matt Harrison to the 60-day disabled list Saturday to make room for the waiver claim of Joe Benson. Harrison is recovering from back surgery earlier in May, and still does not have a timetable for his return.
He is eligible to come off the disabled list during the second week of June.
P.J. Walters called up prior to start
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(1:58 pm ET) The Twins purchased the contract of pitcher
P.J. Walters from Triple-A Rochester, prior to his start Saturday against the Tigers.
Walters has a 3.31 ERA and 2.8 K/BB in nine starts (54 1/3 innings) at Triple-A Rochester.
Angels decline to bring back Angel Sanchez
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(1:53 pm ET) White Sox infielder
Angel Sanchez was offered back to the Angels, who originally lost him in the Rule 5 draft, but the Angels declined. Sanchez was waived by the White Sox earlier in the week.
Sanchez has been on the disabled list since April 10 with a lower back strain, and will likely head to the White Sox minors.
Rangers put in claim for Joe Benson
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(1:52 pm ET) The Rangers claimed recently waived outfielder
Joe Benson Saturday. He was optioned to Double-A Frisco.
Benson, a former top-100 prospect on Baseball America's lists in 2011 and 2012, has struggled badly since reaching Triple-A Rochester last season. He is hitting just .192 this season and .187 overall in 70 games at the level.
The Twins were reportedly hoping his struggles would get him through waivers and off the 40-man roster.
Andy Pettitte's bullpen goes well
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(1:34 pm ET) Yankees starting pitcher
Andy Pettitte threw a
normal bullpen session Saturday, a sign that he continues to recover well from a trapezius injury.
Pettitte told reporters all went well in his bullpen session, and hopes to throw a simulated game soon. He does not have an exact timetable for that or his possible return from the disabled list. However, he has maintained in recent days that he should be able to return around June 1, when he is first eligible to come off the disabled list.
David Price not yet throwing
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(1:25 pm ET) Rays starting pitcher
David Price still has no
timetable for his return from the disabled list, but he told reporters Saturday that he expects to begin a throwing program in the next few days.
Price has not yet thrown since going on the disabled list with a triceps strain but hopes to do so soon.
Hiroki Kuroda fine after bullpen session
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(1:11 pm ET) Yankees starting pitcher
Hiroki Kuroda experience
"a little tightness" in his bruised right calf while throwing a bullpen session Saturday, but continues to express confidence in his ability to make his next start. He is scheduled to start Tuesday against the Mets.
Kuroda was hit on the calf by a line drive Wednesday against the Orioles.
Jered Weaver could return Wednesday
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(1:06 pm ET) Angels starting pitcher
Jered Weaver threw a light bullpen session Friday, and will throw one more Sunday before the team determines when he will be able to rejoin the rotation. According to the
Los Angeles Times, Weaver will likely
return from the disabled list Wednesday when the Angels take on the cross-town Dodgers.
Weaver has made just two starts this season, while recovering from a broken elbow in his non-pitching arm.
Thad Weber gets the call
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(12:56 pm ET) Toronto recalled pitcher
Thad Weber from Triple-A Buffalo Saturday, just a few days after he was claimed off waivers from the Padres. The Blue Jays optioned Sean Nolin to Double-A New Hampshire to make room on the active roster for Weber.
Weber allowed just two runs in nine innings of work for the Padres earlier in the season.
A.J. Ellis avoids injury in collision
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(12:54 pm ET) Dodgers catcher
A.J. Ellis took part in a big collision at home plate Friday, as Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay barreled into him and left him lying on the ground for several minutes. Luckily, Ellis appears to have gotten out of the collision with just some stiffness and a bruise after being looked over by trainers.
"We were just taking inventory," Ellis told the Los Angeles Times. "Asking questions and working our way through the extremities. The only thing I really felt, and I still feel it now, is from watching the replay his knee made contact with my forearm. I have a pretty good bruise in my right forearm."
Ellis expects to play Saturday, and he has sat out just nine games this season.
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